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This is the world’s first entirely solar train and it is up and running in Byron Bay, Australia. The Byron Bay Railroad Company started off with a heritage train and added 6.5 kilowatts of solar panels. This solar train can carry 100 seated passengers, a few standing passengers, luggage, bikes, and more. More details, pictures, and video after the break.
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In traditional Elon Musk fashion a tweet has been shot out letting the world know that they can start purchasing solar roof tiles starting later this afternoon. No more ugly solar arrays for homeowners.
Tesla will begin production with two of the four styles of solar tiles, smooth glass and textured glass. The French Slate and Tuscan tiles will be available later this year. Production for the tiles will begin at Tesla’s Fremont, California plant...

There are slingshots and there are “ahem” slingshots! Just like the one we had as kids, the Assolar SS-12 can shoot ball bearings, marbles, rocks, etc… But it also sports an infrared sight and a laser flashlight. Still not impressed? It has adjustable springs and can even shoot arrows. Yours for a mere $88 here.
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The Little Planet Factory (really, that is their name) is making a tiny Solar System In A Bottle ($37). Inside the bottle are all 8 planets of the solar system at a scale of 1:5,000,000,000. Much more manageable to carry around. Also, a great piece to keep on your desk to keep things in perspective when work seems too important.
Contains:
Jar/Cork
Mini Mercury
Mini Venus
Mini Earth
Mini Mars
Mini...

Learning is greatly improved when people can visualize the subject as opposed to just being lectured about it. The Night n’ Day Mechanical Globe is an amazing tool for showing sunrise, sunset, and twilight around the world. Globe movements are controlled by a clock/calendar and an electric motor.
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This 8-inch flashlight is too good to pass up for just $19.99. The ECEEN Multi-Function flashlight is inexpensive and packed full of good features.
Flashlight (3W LED 200 lumens)- 7 modes (High & low main light, flashing mode, high & low side-lamp, red side-lamp with fast/slow flashing)
Side work light
Red warning light
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As a kid I remember using a magnifying glass to start tiny fires and burn patterns into wood. Good times. Apparently the builder of this product, the Febo, had a similar love of focusing the suns power. The Febo makes engraving wood surfaces with magnified solar power easy and sorta stylish. Prices start at $44 and they even have cool stencils and protective UV glasses as well.
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Now that Tesla has completed the incestuous acquisition of Solar City they can begin the deeper integration of solar and battery. In my opinion solar and battery go together like chocolate and peanut butter. It just make sense.
Back to the story at hand, Solar City recently completed a 1.4 MW array on the island of Ta’u in American Samoa. The array features 5,328 solar panels that cover 2.5 acres. This microgrid is paired up with 6 MWh’s of Tesla Powerpacks. This battery setup can charge in just seven hours of sunlight and...

The Anker 15W Dual-Port USB Solar Charger ($40) is perfect for outdoor excursions where you may not have access to chargers for your smartphone, camera, or other gadgets. First of all, the price is down from $79.99, now just $39.99 with free shipping. This flexible solar charger has 2 usb ports and can put out 2.1 amps per port (3a max). The panels are 11 × 6.3-inches folded or 18.1 × 11-inches when opened...

I am not a fan of the government (city, state, or federal) mandating where or how we spend our money. With that said, I agree that all new construction should install solar panels. And this is just what San Francisco, CA has just mandated with their latest legislation.
The specifics state that new buildings 10-stories tall or less will have to install photovoltaic solar panels or solar water heaters....